DD5102252 Venus Control Suite Monitoring App
Product Information: Venus Control Suite Monitoring App
The Venus Control Suite Monitoring App is a software application
that allows users to access and monitor displays within the Venus
Control Suite platform. It provides a dashboard with tiles
representing each display, displaying account names, connection
information, and thumbnails of recently played content. The app
also offers features such as a filter menu for easy navigation,
slide-in display menus with status and recently played views, and
liveview functionality for Venus Professional subscription level or
higher users. Additionally, the Monitoring App provides information
on device statuses, helping users understand the different device
states and providing a quick overview of the current status.
Product Usage Instructions
- Accessing the Monitoring App:
- Log in to Venus Control Suite.
- Click on “Monitoring” in the My Apps menu or select it from the
apps list.
- Monitoring App Dashboard:
- The dashboard displays tiles for each display in the current
account and sub-accounts. - Each tile shows account names, connection information, and
thumbnails of recently played content. - If there are more than 15 displays, the tiles will condense to
enable more displays to be viewed. - Clicking on a tile opens a slide-in display menu on the right
side of the browser, providing more detailed information. - A filter menu on the right side of the screen helps navigate
the list of displays by selecting a filter condition.
- The tiles provide information on the assigned layout and offer
a dropdown menu to select and view devices associated with a
display.
- For Venus Professional subscription level or higher users, the
slide-in and expanded menus have buttons that lead to a popup of
the Liveview. - The Liveview shows the time of the last screenshot in the
bottom-left corner of the popup.
- The Monitoring App displays information on the various statuses
of individual devices. - Device statuses are visible on the tiles and provide an
understanding of different device states.
For further assistance or support, please contact Daktronics
at:
Phone: 800.325.8766
Website: www.daktronics.com/support
Venus Control Suite Monitoring App Quick Guide
This guide explains how to access the Monitoring App within Venus Control Suite and helps the user understand the Monitoring App dashboard.
Accessing the Monitoring App
1. Log in to Venus Control Suite.
2. Click Monitoring in the My Apps menu or select it from the apps list. Refer to Figure 1.
Monitoring App Dashboard
Once inside the Monitoring App, the Dashboard shows a tile for each display in the current account and in any sub-accounts. These display tiles show account names for displays owned by sub-accounts, connection information, and thumbnails of the recently played content. Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3.
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Figure 1: My Apps Menu
Figure 2: Dashboard Full Tiles
Figure 3: Dashboard Collapsed Tiles
If the Dashboard shows more than 15 displays, the display tiles will condense to enable more displays to be viewed. More detailed information is available via a slide-in by selecting a tile. Refer to Figure 3.
A filter menu is on the right side of the screen to help navigate the list of displays. Refer to Figure 4. Select a filter condition to more easily locate the desired displays.
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Figure 4: Filter Menu
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Dashboard Tiles
The tiles provide a snapshot of information for the display. The full tile switches between different views by using the and buttons. Click the button to open Recently Played view and a frame from the recently played content. Recently Played is the default view when entering the Monitoring App. Refer to Figure 5. Click the button to open the Status view and the associated account, name of the display, the player, the date and time of the last connection, and the date and time of the last download. Refer to Figure 6. The is the Webcam View. It shows the webcam of the associated display.
The tiles also have other important functionality. The first is to provide information on the assigned layout.
Figure 5: Recently Played View
Figure 6: Status View
This information allows for a quick overview of layouts and a link to Layout Editor, if changes need to be made. The second is a dropdown menu to select and view devices associated with a display when multiple devices are available.
Click on a collapsed display tile to open a slide-in display menu on the right side of the browser. Refer to Figure 7. This slide-in contains the Status and Recently Played views, as well as webcam viewing (if configured).
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Figure 7: Tile Full Menu
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Liveview
For customers with a Venus Professional subscription level or higher, the slide-in and expanded menus will have buttons that lead to a popup of the Liveview. Liveview also shows the time of the last screenshot in the bottom-left corner of the popup. Refer to Figure 8.
Figure 8: Popup of Liveview
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Device Status
The Monitoring App displays information on the various statuses of the individual devices. These statuses, visible on the tiles in the Monitoring App, provide a better understanding of the different device states and present a quick overview of the current status. Possible device statuses are as follows:
· Communication Error – The display/device is offline. Refer to Figure 9. · Download In-Progress – The device is downloading information. Refer to Figure 10.
· Insufficient Space – The device does not have enough free memory to download the new playlist/content. Refer to Figure 11.
· Schedule Interrupt – An emergency alert is overriding the scheduled playlist/content.
· Schedule Disabled – The scheduled playlist/content is disabled. Refer to Figure 12.
· No Content Playing – No content is currently playing on the device.
· No Devices – No currently associated devices. Click the status to move to Device Association where a device can be added. Refer to Figure 13.
· System Health Alert/Notification – The display has a system health entitlement. Refer to Figure 14.
Figure 9: Communication Error
Figure 10: Download In-Progress
Figure 11: Insufficient Space
Figure 12: Schedule Disabled
Figure 13: No Devices
Figure 14: System Health
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